Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-06-10
THE NAvAL ACADEnrY.


nave Dcen IN progress a. the Naval Aca0-
envy all the week were brought to close
this morning. The Academy grounds
and the officers with their brilliant uni
forms, together with the surging crowd
OF spectators, including the beauty, fash
ion and wealth, representing nearly every
state In the union-prescnted a scene of
beauty and activity.
AT A. N. Secretary Of the Navy Whit
ney, accompanied by Nrs. Whitney ar
rived from Washington, and were driven
in hack from the depot to the Naval
Academy where he was officially received
by Commander Sampson, Superintendent
OF the Academy, and other officers In full
dress, and company of marines under
Captains Bartlett and Young, and Lieut.
Bates, who accompanied the Secretary to
the Review Stand, = on the green where
the Board of Visitors and other officers
| awaited them. As the Secretary alighted
the band struck M" Hailto the Chief, and
the usual salute from the ''Santee" sig
nailed his arrival. After the formal intro-
duction 10 the Board of Visitors, and other
Naval officials the Secretary, in company
with Commander Sampson. and the Board
OF Visitors, proceeded 10 the Chapel, the
cadets In the meantime, being Termed in
line and marched 10 front of the Chapel,
where they stacked arms. Upon entering
the Chapel, prayer was offered by Chap
lain Il. *. Rawson, U. s. N. Upon the
platform were seated the Academic Board,
the Board Of Visitors, Comdr. Sampson,
Admiral q. X. p. Rodgers, Commodore
j. A. Grear, JOS X. Jewett, Secretary
Whitney and wife, and others. After
prayer, Superintendent Sampson intro
duced President Gilman, of the Johns
Hopkins University, who delivered the
address to the graduating class.
President Gilman expressed the salts
faction with which the Board of Visitors
had inspected the work Of the Academy.
lie congratulated the cadets on their
learning, their discipline and their pros
poets. He then considered the service of
the Navy in time of peace, and after
speaking of its power to prevent war by
. arly manifestations of authority and the
protection of American merchants. trav-
oilers and residents in every part of the
globe, he took up the scientific services of
the Navy. Since the beginning of the
EeenturY the enlightened nations of the
globe have in succession sent out great
expeditions for the exploration of the sea
and the discovery of islands and REFS.
England, France and Austria have all
done their part The United States has
been among the foremost countries In the
prosecution of such work. The expedi-
tons of Wilkes, of Rogers, of Perry, of
Page,o Kaine and the numerous Arctic
explorers, the surveyors of the isthmus
and of our own seaboard, have not only
brought honor TO the flag hut have help
ed on the progress of civilization. The
cadets now entering the service may be
congratulated that so many openings are
before them. Inconclusion he referred
TO the order of Annapolis and West Point
in promoting political union and in lead
ing the people of every part of the coun-
try to love the flag and all that it sym
bolizes.
President Gilman was frequently APP
plauded during TIE deliverance of his
address.
AT the conclusion of the address to the
graduates, the cadets resumed their arms
and marched In front of the review stand
where Secretary Whitney and a member
of the Board of Visitors were seated. The
graduates were formed in line in front
Of the stand and the remaining battalion
formed a hollow square around the
graduates, and as the Secretary
stepped forward and called the names Of
the graduates-beginning with Robert
Stocker, of Mimi, the honor man of his
class-as the future admiral stepped to
the front to receive his parchment, a cho-
rusof applause went up from the class and
SO on to the last man of the forty -four
The diplomas were delivered by the Sec.
rotary without any formal remarks.
There was some doubts as to some mem
bers of the class getting through the
wilderness" as it is termed, and as these
stepped forward to receive their parch-
ment, they were greeted with loud and
continuous applause from their delighted |
comrades. AS the graduates broke ranks |
they were cheered by the remaining class
es ''as those who leave us. This was re-
turned by the graduates with three
cheers for those we leave behind. Cadet |
Stocker the honor man of the class and |
Cadet o. Halloson, the last man were sepa
rately cheered by their fellow graduates,
and the ceremonies for 1857 were ended.
The young graduates SON donned their
long tails" and assumed the airs of full
1edged admirals of the navy. The follow
ing is
THE RELATIVE STANDING OF THE GRAD
UATING CLASS:
1. Robert Stockcr, Mimi.
2. Frank w. Hibbs, MINI.
B. Elliott Snow, Utah Territory.
4. b. G. Decker, Illinois.
8. Mark L. Bristol New Jersey.
g. b. w. Wells, Illinois.
Z. Newton A. McCulley, s. G.
3. Walter s. Burke. Illinois.
9. VIM. S. Cloke, New Jersey.
10. b. w. Stearns, Iowa.
IL L. G. Bertolette, Delaware.
II. Samuel r. Hurlbut. Conn.
Is. Edward Moale, jr., Montana.
a. Henry H. Bryan, Ohio.
10. VIM. G.. Mcmillan. n. G.
is. Edward H Durrell, Mass.
IL. Geo. w. Logan, Ohio.
Is. Andrew T. Long, n. C.
10. Ford H. Brown, Iowa.
90. Henry L. Peckham, r. /.
81. Thos Washington, n. C.
-. Archibald H. Scales, N. G.
%. Clarence nj. Stone, Indiana.
"a Creighton Churchill, Missouri.
o. Archibald I'll Davis N C